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German Origins · American Maternal Lines

Knoll and Weiss Families

Mary Matilda Knoll, who married George Washington Wesemann in 1907, had a Bavarian father’s family and a Württemberg mother’s. These pages follow the Knolls and Legats of Marktleuthen, and the Weiss, Gugler, Sautter, Schmid and Haidle families of Ochsenburg and the villages around it. Their Philadelphia years are under In America.

The story in 4 pages

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  1. 1Marktleuthen and the Knolls and LegatsThe small Bavarian town of Marktleuthen and the Knolls and Legats who lived there.5 min read
  2. 2Ochsenburg and the Gugler and Weiss Families, 1749 to 1830The village of Ochsenburg and the Gugler and Weiss families, 1749 to 1830.6 min read
  3. 3The Sautter, Schmid and Haidle FamiliesThe Sautter, Schmid and Haidle families of Ochsenburg and the villages around it.5 min read
  4. 4The Haidle Sisters and Johann Weiss, 1842 to 1899The Haidle sisters and Johann Weiss, Caroline Weiss’s parents, 1842 to 1899.4 min read